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I just got my 8703e from Verizon on 12/8 and I'm wondering if I should upgrade the OS to Sprint's (is that possible?) As a former Treo user, this wasn't supported. What do I need to do in order to do this? What are the advantages? I assume this does not "unlock" GPS capabilities, or everyone would do it, so I just want to understand this a bit more.

the sprint os is a newer verison of the hh os for blackberry i have 7130e vzw with sprint hh os i found it is much faster in responding to input as well as fewer memory leaks the vzw software leaked memory imho like a sive
just download and install on desktop then delete vendor.xml then connect hand held launch dm and install and try it out

There isnt much difference between the two, nothing vital that would make your life easier. The memory leaks is a good excuse to upgrade though, if you experience that. Just try out the Verizon OS, then switch to the Sprint OS. Remember you will have to do a new enterprise activation when you upgrade OS.